tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post7183549395129806076..comments2023-03-27T10:54:13.350-07:00Comments on Winston Smith: The Right to be Morbidly ObeseWinstonSmith33http://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-66773346599862157022009-06-11T06:42:02.896-07:002009-06-11T06:42:02.896-07:00Hi Ellen 62 I agree with everything you say. Kids ...Hi Ellen 62 I agree with everything you say. Kids in care are messed up and display problematice behaviour (to very varying degrees) as a result of dysfunctional parenting. However, where many residential care homes fail is that they allow the child to continue to behave badly and make excuses for them. This lazy approach that I see so often perpetuates and exacerbates the childs problematic WinstonSmith33https://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-33202885015199008232009-06-01T14:22:51.271-07:002009-06-01T14:22:51.271-07:00To peterg22
You do know why children end up in car...To peterg22<br />You do know why children end up in care don't you? I agree that young people need firm boundaries,that adults should take control for safety and educational purposes and that we should emphasise responsibilities and competencies in young people's development. But we ought to acknowledge that care exists because these kids haven't had these; on the contrary they are there becauseellen62https://www.blogger.com/profile/05637574883659094741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-46630436219732975972009-04-24T05:27:00.000-07:002009-04-24T05:27:00.000-07:00Why the luxury of a council flat/house? What have ...Why the luxury of a council flat/house? What have they actually done to deserve one? Surely a bed in a large, purpose-built hostel with large, open dorms would suffice? If they didn't like it they'd have to get off their backsides and try and get a job that would then enable them to qualify for something a bit better.peterg22noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-61205089554228484382009-04-18T14:51:00.000-07:002009-04-18T14:51:00.000-07:00They usually stay until their 18. And thenm they g...They usually stay until their 18. And thenm they get given a free council house. Which is fair enough but their should be strings attached. Some kids leave at 16 and go to live in supported housing for 16-25 year olds, this is a flat or bedsit of your own in a block with a keyworker, that is an assistant that will help you with benefits and support you in to independent living. In most cases thisWinstonSmith33https://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-20154519122735007832009-04-18T09:44:00.000-07:002009-04-18T09:44:00.000-07:005'5" and 16 stone at 14? Wow is that a girl or a b...5'5" and 16 stone at 14? Wow is that a girl or a baby hippo? My own daughter is 5'2" and 7 stone at 15 and her mother and I find ourselves telling her she's far too young to talk about dieting.<br />I have a question for you why is the older girl in a care home at 17? surely she's too old now. I appreciate you can't just chuck them out on the streets but what happens to these girls when they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-59923197443274975392009-04-14T08:26:00.000-07:002009-04-14T08:26:00.000-07:00We have allowed all these liberal do=gooders to te...We have allowed all these liberal do=gooders to tell us what is best for long enough, it's time to go back to the days when kids were seen but not heard. Bring back corpral punishment and national service. Say what you like but putting a little bit, I'll say this again, A LITTLE BIT of fear into kids minds is no bad thing. I'm not talking about turning kids into jibbering wrecks and being Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-48939248246044474862009-04-14T04:30:00.000-07:002009-04-14T04:30:00.000-07:00The issue is though, what do you do about it?
I'v...The issue is though, what do you do about it?<br /><br />I've worked in my share of appalling comps, and I know from experience that trying to lay the law down with the most unruly kids often means they explode (not literally, but with some of the fatties it's surely just a matter of time). In the absence of proper discipline and meaningful consequences, kids usually just give you a volley of mrfishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-50589813082892615662009-04-13T14:45:00.000-07:002009-04-13T14:45:00.000-07:00There is at least one staff member for each child ...There is at least one staff member for each child in care at all times, two if the child is more of risk to themselves or others. There is one manager in the home. Then there is a head office with IT officers, HR Personnel, several other layers of management who are usually useless and think that giving children what they want is how you care for them. Not to forget the teachers that are WinstonSmith33https://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-52462041526160016342009-04-13T13:16:00.000-07:002009-04-13T13:16:00.000-07:00How does it cost as much as 2500 quid a week - twi...How does it cost as much as 2500 quid a week - twice as much as Eton?<BR/>How does it get that expensive?- Is it because there is a high ratio of qualified adults to few (one or two) children? or is there another reason?<BR/>RachelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-85233983543590776882009-04-13T03:29:00.000-07:002009-04-13T03:29:00.000-07:00Isn't there a solution in what has been written ab...Isn't there a solution in what has been written above? Pack these kids off to the many boarding schools around the country - just one or two in each school - and watch their "self-esteem" plummet like their weight. Too much "self-esteem" can only be a bad thing in these cases.Ranting Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511994675532378693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-28979974921205778962009-04-11T18:48:00.000-07:002009-04-11T18:48:00.000-07:00I laugh and take the piss behind theses kids fat ...I laugh and take the piss behind theses kids fat backs, its a form of catharsis, but at the end of the day it is so sad it really is the way they are neglected in some of these care homes.<BR/><BR/>From what I see there is a lot of emaphasis in these home s ofamaking sure the kids are constanlty stimulated with video games, tv, excursions, internet time, swimming pools etc etc. A lot of care WinstonSmith33https://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-85646521190411469612009-04-11T18:36:00.000-07:002009-04-11T18:36:00.000-07:002,500 quid a week! Bloody hell. I went to one of...2,500 quid a week! Bloody hell. I went to one of the best boarding schools in the country, and it cost a fraction of that to house me, feed me and educate me. We ate what we were given - simple as that. <BR/><BR/>At least these two will not graduate to break and entry - can you imagine either one trying to get through a ground floor window, or running away with the loot?<BR/><BR/>Still, I Boy on a bikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452119541546978454noreply@blogger.com